Top Rankings
Bacon County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 585 students in Bacon County School District.
Public Preschools in Bacon County School District have a diversity score of 0.64, which is less than the Georgia public preschool average of 0.72.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public preschool average of 65% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,169 Schools
# Students
2,111 Students
724,977 Students
# Teachers
164 Teachers
53,908 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bacon County School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 222 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#38 out of 222 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
40%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
16%
20%
% Black
23%
35%
% White
56%
35%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,603 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,305. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,561 is less than the state median of $13,431. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$24,999 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$23,473 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,603
$14,305
Spending / Student
$12,561
$13,431
Best Bacon County School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
251 Cumberland Rd
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Grades: PK-2
| 585 students
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